The women's downhill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics

1956 Winter Olympics

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...

was held on 1 February. It was run on Mt. Tofana. The course was 1552 metres (5,091.9 ft) long with a vertical drop of 502 metres (1,647 ft). The women had to navigate around twenty gates. The Swiss

Switzerland at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay- Figure skating:MenWomen- Ice hockey:...

 women dominated the event. Madeleine Berthod

Madeleine Berthod

Madeleine Chamot-Berthod is a Swiss former alpine skier. Berthod was Swiss Sportspersonality of the year in 1956.-References:*...

 won the gold and her teammate, Frieda Dänzer

Frieda Dänzer

Frieda Dänzer is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics, she won silver in downhill. At Bad Gastein in 1958, she became world champion in Alpine Combined and won the silver medal in Downhill and bronze in Giant Slalom.-References:...

 took the silver. Canadian

Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs...

 Lucile Wheeler won the bronze. Forty-four women from sixteen countries finished the race.

Medalists

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Results

Place	No.	Competitor	Time	Difference
1	6		1:40.7
2	20		1:45.4	+4.7
3	4		1:46.0	+5.3
4	12		1:47.3	+6.6
4	15		1:47.3	+6.6
6	1		1:47.7	+7.0
7	21		1:47.9	+7.2
8	18		1:49.2	+8.5
9	7		1:49.5	+8.8
10	28		1:49.6	+8.9
11	26		1:49.7	+9.0
12	22		1:50.6	+9.9
13	23		1:51.0	+10.3
14	51		1:51.1	+10.4
15	30		1:51.6	+10.9
15	32		1:51.6	+10.9
17	10		1:51.7	+11.0
18	29		1:51.8	+11.1
19	11		1:51.9	+11.2
20	16		1:52.3	+11.6
21	14		1:52.4	+11.7
22	37		1:53.2	+12.5
22	31		1:53.2	+12.5
24	25		1:53.6	+12.9
25	2		1:54.0	+13.3
26	39		1:54.3	+13.6
27	9		1:54.4	+13.7
28	41		1:54.5	+13.8
29	13		1:54.7	+14.0
30	5		1:55.2	+14.5
31	52		1:57.2	+16.5
32	19		1:57.8	+17.1
33	53		1:58.2	+17.5
34	47		1:58.9	+18.2
35	50		1:59.0	+18.3
36	40		1:59.2	+18.5
37	17		1:59.8	+19.1
38	55		2:01.5	+20.8
39	54		2:01.6	+20.9
40	46		2:04.0	+23.3
41	49		2:05.0	+24.3
42	38		2:08.0	+27.3
43	45		2:15.1	+34.4
44	48		2:27.7	+47.0
—	3		INJ
	8		INJ
	33		INJ

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